- 1886 Comedy opera "Dorothy" first produced in London
Symphony No. 3
1907 Jean Sibelius' 3rd Symphony premiere given by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by the composer
Cannes Film Festival
1947 2nd Cannes Film Festival ends with six different awards presented including Best Musical for Vincente Minnelli's" Ziegfeld Follies" and Walt Disney's "Dumbo" Best Animation
Music Concert
1966 Dmitri Shostakovich's 2nd Cello Concert premieres in Moscow
Beaucoups of Blues
1970 Ringo Starr releases his 2nd solo album "Beaucoups of Blues", a collection of country music recorded in Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in the Charts
1975 Pink Floyd's concept album "Wish You Were Here" reaches No. 1 in the US, goes on to sell 13 million copies
Music History
1976 Bono, David Evans, his brother Dik, and Adam Clayton respond to an advertisement on a bulletin board at Mount Temple posted by fellow student Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band, which becomes U2
- 1976 George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 122 performances
Music History
1979 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, and Bob Gunton, opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 1568 performances and wins 7 Tony Awards
Theatrical Finale
1988 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, closes at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC, after 756 performances
Music History
1992 "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" opens at Paramount NYC
Outside
1995 Virgin Records releases David Bowie's 20th studio album "Outside"
Magic
2007 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 15th studio album "Magic", made with the E Street Band
Shine
2007 Hear Music/Universal Records releases "Shine", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 19th studio album
River: The Joni Letters
2007 Herbie Hancock releases "River: The Joni Letters" tribute to Joni Mitchell (Grammy Album of the Year, 2008)
Farm Aid Concert
2021 Farm Aid held in Hartford, Connecticut; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Bettye LaVette, Tyler Childers, the Wisdom Indian Dancers, and the Horse Hill Singers [1]
